yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Thunderbolt Android Development] andrew53517:
Yeah I have done all that. Whenever I turn it off on, it locks up and I have to wipe it and start fresh. Old back ups won't even work! Its so weird... Its annoying too :( su does work, everything root works.. just locks up on reboots and I can't figure out why.

Also, when my phone is off to charge it automatically goes into recovery and doesn't just stay off. So did something go wrong during root?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] cwininger:
issues

Having problems. It appears that step one worked. I'm on firmware 1.03.605.10. The rooter.exe program went all the way through its steps but when I got done I have no su and no root. Checked the bootloader and it still says s-off.

I tried to run step two again several times but it gets to the point where it says flashing hbooteng and just hangs. It rebooted once but not to the bootloader, just to the regular boot animation. The other times it says flashing but never rebooted. And yes I have debugging enabled.

The phone is working fine but I'm on the old firmware.

I'm using the original. Zip not the updated one. I have the HTC drivers installed, adb recognizes my device and I'm using the 32 bit version on xp. I've tried a couple of different USB ports.

Should I try to start over from step one or try the updated app? Am I missing something? Need some advice.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@andrew the whole booting into recovery thing is an issue with either clockwork or the phone itself,nothing to do with root or custom ROMs. Also you need to flash an older version of clockwork from RomManager to backup and restore. I can't download an older .img file for the thunderbolt so I had to include the newest one which works fine for installing ROMs.

@cwininger you must use the updated version of all the files. Also never start over from step one I can't stress that enough and I've said it muliple times.

@everyone sorry guys life caught up with me and I ended up needing sleep before I could get back. Sometimes it's hard to juggle prepping for a job, a girlfriend, gaming with friends, and programming.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scottyd21:
Hi everyone,

I have tried this process twice now and nothing. I get all the way through and says rooted but when I try the fix permission test I get "An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!" I used the updated root.exe from the bottom of the OP. Am I missing something?

Thanks

Scott
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Did you unplug/replug your phone and turn on usb debugging again after running step 2? You have to do that before you start step 3. You also need to repeat step 3 until your phone reboots on its own.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] andrew53517:
db, okay, well I'm glad it's not a root problem. I kinda figured it might have been clockwork mod trouble. Alright, hopefully I come across some fix for it. Thanks again.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scottyd21:
got it,

thanks
[Thunderbolt Android Development] hroberts89436:
HELP!!!!!

According to step 3 I'm rooted, however according to root checker, titanium, and root explorer I am not. When I look at the bootloader it says Eng s-off. Where do I go what can I do to either fix this or go back to factory? By the way I do see clockwork as my recovery.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
See my post about scotty's issue, urs is the same.

Guys I gotta go, ill be gone most of the day so please help each other and search the thread for answers, they're all here somewhere.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] hroberts89436:
Did that the first time. The phone did reboot, still nothing. I just repeated it, the phone reported again, still told I'm rooted, however none of the apps say I am.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jawonder:
Did your phone reboot in step 3 ? , if not you have to do step 3 again until your phone reboots on it 's own . Unplug your phone make sure USB debugging is on plug it in and do step 3 again , Make sure the phone reboots on it own .
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jspector:
Thanks!!!!!! That was easy!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] imex99:
after step 2, i got some command saying error but if before the "hash" everything was ok..... Went to step 3 and the phone rebooted and said I was rooted, setcpu, titanium all say im not rooted! Any help?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
What's your program version? It must be older, never go to the next step without your phone rebooting on its own.

@hrobert make sure you have the proper rar file, redownload from the first post
[Thunderbolt Android Development] hroberts89436:
YES The phone rebooted, both times last night and again this morning, I read every word of the pdf instructions before I attempt it, and then again while I went thru the process. Please read the posts before replying
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
The process works fine, you just have to redo some steps to get it to reboot AND HAVE THE PROPER FILES. If you don't want to use this method then don't but id appreciate it if you didn't say it doesn't work just because you don't have the proper files. just because you have the updated exe that doesn't mean you have all the updates. The way files are handled has changed since the previous release and I'm not even supposed to be on here but I am because I'm trying to help. If you want info try actually searching the thread and if you want to unroot search the thunderbolt forums for unroot
[Thunderbolt Android Development] arasky:
what are you playing?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] tommyxv:
I worked for me. Like dbz said, you have to make sure you have all of the correct files, and the correct version of the rooter. You just have to keep re-running the steps if it doesn't work on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd try and making sure that debugging is on after rebooting.

I DL HTC sync and made sure it was able to see my phone before I did the root. Not sure if that made any diff, but it worked.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] hroberts89436:
I also have HTC sync installed, and have downloaded the most current files (got them last night). I will continue to run step three over and over again.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] cwininger:
anybody know the answer to this question?

yesterday i used the files from a few days ago to get through step one, but didn't have time to finish the other steps. step two wasn't working after several tries (followed pdf instructions to a "t") so i gave up. didn't realize there had been an update at the time. now i'm trying to complete the process.

anyway, step one is complete, i'm on the downgraded firmware and the bootloader says s-off.

i have downloaded the updated files. should i just begin step two with the new files, or does the fact that i used the old ones for step one mean i have to stick with the old method?

btw, dbz i appreciate your tireless work trying to help everyone here. sorry you're getting crap from some of these people...
[Thunderbolt Android Development] xologist:
mad props to dbz for consistency after 150 pages
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@cwin yeah just start from step 2
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Dlnp22:
Everyone understands the risk with rooting(or darn well should)

This kind of impatience(above) is uncalled for.

DBZ is kicking his own tailing trying to keep up with all of the never ending concerns/issues.

Please. Show some respect.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Dlnp22:
+1

Unprecedented(probably ;))
[Thunderbolt Android Development] cwininger:
it worked! fixing permissions as we speak! dbz, you are the man. donation coming later. thanks for the help.

for everyone else still having trouble, just keep trying the steps. sometimes it will take four or five passes before a process goes through (step two took me four tries).
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Jedeye725:
Giving it a whirl

Well...step two is taking a LONG time. running for better than an hour now. FYI....Step 1 failed multiple times to put phone into bootloader mode. After you install the HTC sync software, make sure you run it and see that it recognizes your phone. If you have anything else that connects to your phone such as VCast Media Manager....shut it down. Wait a little while, then it should work. It did for me. Step two is taking forever tho.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Kill it in task manager and start step 2 again.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] hroberts89436:
Ok I have ran step three 8 times now, I have the rar from the first post and also the 64 bit files, all merged and in the same folder. I have HTC sync and the device is recognized. It reboots each time I have ran it, it says each time that I have root, however I'm unable to fix permissions and none of the root programs recognize me as having root. Should I go back and run Step 2 again?

Sorry for Complaining, I sat from 5:00 till midnight last night trying to get this rooted, I have read every post on this topic and then tried again this morning before I posted anything on here.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Do you have clockwork or not? If so rerun step 2 if not u somehow have old files.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] HolyGrail:
Yes, I would run step 2 again. On step 3 don't forget to set debug, unplug and replug, then click step 3. If it doesn't reboot, wait for about 10 secounds, then click step 3 again. Rinse and reapeat.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] hroberts89436:
Yes I have clockwork, I will rerun step 2. Thanks for helping a grumpy old man like myself
[Thunderbolt Android Development] virgillio:
dbz, Thanks so much for your hard work, time and energy! I am now rooted. I had to do step 3 eight times, frustrating yes, however well worth it. I am amazed and how you keep your composure while you having to repeat yourself time after time. I truly hope people understand that it is not the program that you put together that is causing us to have to repeat steps. It is adb and the drivers. A little patience goes a long way using this process. Restarting rooter and reconnecting the phone at times is the key. It is important that at step 3 if the program says you are rooted but the phone has not rebooted than you are not rooted. Kill rooter, unplug phone, and try step 3 again!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] aldread:
Thanks to dbz and all!

After reading most of this thread, and using the PDF (from page 70, also in the original post), I was able to root quite easily, I just had to run step 1 twice.

But I'm not sure what version of ClockworkMod recovery to install. I believe I currently have the newest version installed. My other question is why we are limited to an older version of recovery? When can we upgrade to a newer version?

Much thanks to dbz for the tremendous effort he has made on everyone's behalf. He has devoted so much of his time and effort in this!!!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] finanandroid:
Root your Brain

Its your brain which does not process property the rooter program, the program just work, alots of succesfully rooted Tunderbolts state it.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@aldread older version will backup and restore with nandroid properly,the newest one won't for some reason,not on the thunderbolt :/

@fin please be respectful,some people just have problems

@virgillo glad you got things to work after a while :) im working on a way to get this to be a bit more reliable even with adb's quirks
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ilogik:
Edit: Second try was the charm
[Thunderbolt Android Development] aldread:
So is there a specific version that I should install?

Edit - I'm using vers. 3.0.2.4
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Just whatever is one lower than the newest. The latest 2.*.* in RomManager.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] conazo:
Im definetely waiting on a more stable method fully working without any bugs im too scared to mess up my new baby. LOL :)
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
You could always do it the manual way if you don't want to try this way. 99% of the bugs are user error and the ones that aren't can easily be fixed by running the step over :/
[Thunderbolt Android Development] hroberts89436:
It's done

OK, I finally have root, I had to do step 2 3 times, I did step 2, then step 3 8 times (with a reboot on each one), then step 2 again, another 8 step 3's (again a reboot each time), then a third step 2, and 3 more step 3's, but everything finally says I have root.

Thanks for helping me thru it.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] arasky:
i flashed the downgrade file earlier, but had to take care of some other things, how can i make sure step 1 was completed before i move on?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] conazo:
i'll pass on the manual method too damn long! i rather wait for a fully working bugless easy root method from you :)
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@arasky If you know you flashed the downgrade then you're set to run with step 2, that's pretty much all step 1 is, setting up for flashing the downgrader.

@conazo alright, i'm still trying to fix all the bugs but there's no such thing as a "bugless" program,just programs with bugs you don't see or don't see often. if my tester would wake up and get online I could test a theory I have and maybe lock this whole thing and start on v2.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] conazo:
Will you be updating anytime soon to a bugless easy root?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
I can't promise any kind of timeframe. I'm constrained by not only my own life but the schedules of my testers. I don't have a thunderbolt so I rely on their info to test my program and see what works and what doesn't.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] conazo:
GOTCHA!!! I hope you do update it before the end of the year LOL
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Oh it'll be sooner than than I promise I just can't say if it'll be in the next few days or not mainly. Might be tomorrow might be a week or two, I don't know :/
[Thunderbolt Android Development] conazo:
I completely understand bro, and thanks for all your hard work, on making our TB's a Better Phone i'll be looking on this thread daily just to check on any new updates
[Thunderbolt Android Development] aostl:
How do I tell if I have everything up to date? I had a buddy download this sunday night cause I have no 4g/internet at home? He downloaded adb and HTC sync, I'm assuming ill have to set up adb but is there anything else I need? I only have one day with the laptop
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@con i suggest subscribing, you'll get a bunch of emails about posts you don't need but it's the best way to get info on updates too

@aostl you dont need to setup adb,that's the beauty of this. the program version should be 1.6.3.11 just like in the title and the rar file should be ok if it was sunday but when you extract be sure that the "modified on" date for PG05IMG.zip is Thursday, ‎March ‎24, ‎2011, ‏‎6:08:38 PM
[Thunderbolt Android Development] conazo:
dbz im already subscribed on this thread. Thanks
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jesemalave1:
one click root help please

I DID THE ONE CLICK ROOT AND IT TURNED S OFF I CHECKED IT AND ITS OFF BUT I CANT GET TO HAVE SUPERUSER TO WORK ITWAS NOT AUTOMATIACALLY ON THERE when i rebooted the phone so i downloaded off the market and super user still didnt work downloaded rom manager ad cant get root access anyone know what is wrong why i cant get root access even though my s is off>?:confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
If it wasn't on there after step 2 then you have an older version. What's the "modified on" date on your PG05IMG.zip file?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Drootz!:
This is probably going to sound like a dumb question, but now that I have completed all steps.

I have S-off and new 1.12.605.6 again for software

Is it safe to now remove the PMG05IMG.zip off my phones root directory?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Yes, it's always a good idea to remove that when you're done so you don't accidentally flash it again.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Pithism:
just wanted to let you know this worked really well for me, and thats saying a lot cause i used vm ware on a mac and i am absolutely clueless on most windows processes and apps.

i rooted my phone over the weekend, and i had to re do steps 2 and 3, but it was simple and easy to use and every time i re did the steps it went right to the next process and eventually i got root.

hopefully i wont have to root the phone again, but if for some unknown reason i do, this will be the first place i go to because your program as of now is great simple and relatively fast and can only get better with future versions.

Thanks so much and continue your good work.

P.S. for people trying to root be patience. Each step takes time to load so be patient and let the program do its thing, the first step takes the longest, i think it took me 4-5 minutes to finish, and the whole process took 30 minutes. just to give people a heads up for people worrying about rooting and potentially bricking.

Good luck everyone
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Glad to know it worked, really glad to hear it worked well on a VM, I hadn't had anyone directly report ease of use on a VM, at least that I saw so this info really helps. Thanks for reporting back.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jesemalave1:
i jst downloaded it today at 745 pm eastern time why is there a newer version and i tried it over and over again and superuser is not there it even said your phoe is now rooted w soff and i checked and it is s off what could be the problem brother?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
ok when you say superuser isn't there do you mean that it doesn't give permissions or that superuser isn't in the app drawer,just to clarify things a bit. also does your phone reboot after it says you have s-off or not?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jesemalave1:
on the zip folder the file i open android info redme file and it says this modelid: PG0510000

cidnum: VZW__001

mainver: 1.12.605.6

hbootpreupdate:12
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
You need to right-click and click properties, it should tell you the modified date on there. It won't be IN the file.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jesemalave1:
superuser app is not installed on its own.... i also downloaded it off the market and then it wont give me superuser permissions
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jesemalave1:
modified date Thursday, March 24, 2011, 6:08:38 PM
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jesemalave1:
i really dont remember if it rebooted after it says it has s off but i think it did and i went back and turned it off after it rebooted ad started after everything was done and s is still off which is good but i cant grant super user perm
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Alright restart from step 2, make sure usb debugging is on and you unplug/replug your phone before starting step 2. Make sure that flashes properly and then you should have superuser in the app drawer. Then turn on usb debugging again and unplug/replug your phone again and rerun step 3.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jesemalave1:
ok will retry iyt thanks will get back at ya soon and thanks for everything you are amazing
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
looking forward to hearing from you,hopefully with good news.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jesemalave1:
why does it say in botloader while its updating the tp the first one is bypassed and the second one flashes
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jesemalave1:
doing step two again worked must of been somebug your are the man bro thank you so much
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
That's normal the ROM doesn't have that one piece but it has others. It's fine it's supposed to do that.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] mbaker5408:
Another successful rewtting. Thanks
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Alright guys I've got some news. 1) I think I'm getting close to a final release of this program before I start work on v2, at least one part of my idea has panned out now I just have to test the second part. 2) I'm going to add a bit more error-checking and a few fail-safes, maybe an intentional error to keep things from looping forever 3) I'm very tired, it's almost 12:30 am here so I'm going to rest. I'll be back later guys.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] mike528i:
SUCCESS!!!

Rooted my TB on the first attempt and now removing the APKs I don't need. :D

The only PROBLEM: :cool:

My status lights will not light up.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Cool, glad you got it:) As for the status light, that might be something in settings. Not sure since you're the first to mention it not working :/
[Thunderbolt Android Development] mbaker5408:
Just noticed I can't do *228 anylonger hope I didn't miss something...

Mike
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
What exactly is *228? Sometimes on a new ROM (which is essentially what you're doing) it takes a while for your account to re-register, like you need someone to call you or you need to call someone or just wait overnight. Eventually it'll resync. Scared myself by losing my sync with my old t-mobile account before but it comes back after a while.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] mbaker5408:
*228 is PRL updates and AKEY programming from verizon
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Well its a stock rom so id say just wait for a resync, maybe take your sim out and replace it, see if that helps.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] sirmims:
when it says its pushing PG05.img to the phone in step 1 it will still be pushing 15 minutes later and everytime i restart it never gets past that. Does it sometimes take longer to push or would restarting my phone help?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] HolyGrail:
*228 will not work on 4G devices. Provisioning is done through the SIM card. If you're sure that LTE is up and on in your area, try a power cycle.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] mbaker5408:
No LTE here yet:..
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@sirmims it shouldn't take that long kill it and restart step 1 also make sure you have the htc sync drivers installed and if you have a 64bit version of windows try the 64bit files
[Thunderbolt Android Development] mbaker5408:
Ok so doesn't matter if your in a LTE environment or not there is no *228 on 4g phones.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] conazo:
Hey now the HTC released the Source Code for the TB will it be easier to make an easy root fully working without bugs?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Sorry but not really :/ I use the manual method just automated so having HTC's code won't help me, but if an easier method is released ill make one for it.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] gmam23:
i have everything downloaded (i think) put all the stuff in the right places (i think)and as soon as i plug in the phone for step one just get a error no path for windows cannot find find local app data\ temp \rar$ exoooo56 \adbexe ?what am i missing ?read this over and redownloaded everything like ten times .
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
You can't run from inside the archive you have to extract it.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] networkmagician419:
Make sure you have added java and adb to your environment varibles.. Google it
[Thunderbolt Android Development] arasky:
out of the windows one click, manual, and this this method, this was by far the easiest, especially with dbz's help :D
[Thunderbolt Android Development] zeavott:
800MB easyroot? pfffffft

At least it's a fast download :D

Thanks in advance for the process, trying it now.